The Ohio Township Association is asking its members to provide data on their costs for maintaining and repairing roads in their jurisdictions as the association prepares to lobby the state legislature on bills to fund roads.

In its October 30 legislative alert, the OTA asks township officials to provide information about the costs of maintaining roads over the past decade:

• What did it cost in 2005 and 2015 to drag one mile of a gravel road?

A familiar face was the top vote getter in the Oregon City Council race while a long-time incumbent was defeated for re-election on Nov. 3.

Sandy Bihn, executive director of the Lake Erie Waterkeepers Association, received the most votes and was elected to a four year term on council. She was one of eight candidates vying for four seats.

Bihn, of Bayshore Road, was previously elected to council in 1983 and 2005. She was also elected clerk auditor in 1987.On Tuesday, she received 3,205 votes, or 15 percent, of the vote, according to unofficial results from the Lucas County board of elections.

Bihn, 68, attributed her win, in part, to her high profile work on water issues, particularly in the wake of the three day tap water ban due to a toxic algal bloom in Lake Erie last year.

Newly-elected members of the Woodmore school board plan to focus on the district’s financial condition and improving communications between the board and residents.

Sam Preston, Cara Brown, and Sean Rizor were elected to the board in competitive races while incumbent Corinna Bench was the only candidate for a seat to complete the unexpired term of Grant Cummings, who resigned in the spring.

Brown, who was the top vote-getter, and Rizor, credited their extensive use of Facebook for helping them win seats

Brown started her Facebook page, Woodmore Speak Up Speak Out, in September of 2014.

“It was huge,” Brown said Thursday. “The idea of a having a social media page was to give information to the public. I have over 476 followers now. The public wanted the information and there was no other simple way at that time to do that. People were able to go on at their leisure and read what was going on in the district and listen to (recorded) board meetings. I think my Facebook page showed the public how far and how hard I was willing to work for them. You’re able to put yourself out there and say here are my ideas and this is what I’m willing to do for you.”

953733340[{"id":"152","title":"Save throughout the year","votes":"3","pct":14.29,"type":"x","order":"1","resources":[]},{"id":"153","title":"Use credit cards","votes":"6","pct":28.57,"type":"x","order":"2","resources":[]},{"id":"154","title":"Get a second job","votes":"2","pct":9.52,"type":"x","order":"3","resources":[]},{"id":"155","title":"I spend what I want","votes":"10","pct":47.62,"type":"x","order":"4","resources":[]}]["#194e84","#3b6b9c","#1f242a","#37414a","#60bb22","#f2babb"]sbar160160/component/communitypolls/vote/60-finance-christmasNo answer selected. Please try again.Thank you for your vote.AnswersVotes